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Kirk v. First Am. Title Ins. Co.

Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection Law, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action alleging violations of consumer protection laws by title insurers, the trial court's order disqualifying a law firm on the defense side...

In re: Roman

Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Sanctions
The Second Circuit publicly reprimanded an attorney, reciprocally suspended him for a six-month period based on a prior suspension imposed by the...

In the Matter of Goldstein

Banking Law, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Property Law & Real Estate
In an attorney disciplinary proceeding, the Delaware Supreme Court finds that a public reprimand was the appropriate sanction for respondent-attorney...

Florida Bar v. Bitterman

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
A referee's report and recommendations pertaining to the misconduct of an attorney while under a rehabilitative suspension, as a result of the her...

In re: Saghir

Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
The Second Circuit removes an attorney from the bar of the court of appeals, pursuant to the court's reciprocal discipline rule, on the ground that...

Rodriguez v. Atkinson, Haskins, Nellis, Brittingham, Gladd & Carwile, P.C.

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
In an appeal from the district court's order awarding attorneys' fees after an infant compromise hearing, the award is affirmed where: 1) the district...

Gebhart v. SEC

Administrative Law, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Property Law & Real Estate, Securities Law
In a petition for review of the SEC's order sustaining a National Association of Securities Dealers disciplinary sanction against...

Keach v. Cty. of Schenectady

Attorney's Fees, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Sanctions
In an appeal from a district court's order denying plaintiff's motion to recuse the district judge, the appeal is dismissed where the district court...

US Commodity Futures Trading Comm. v. Dizona

Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Evidence, Oil and Gas Law, Securities Law
In an action by the Commodity Futures Trading Corporation claiming that defendant-trader attempted to manipulate the market price of natural gas in...

Siegel v. SEC

Administrative Law, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Sanctions, Securities Law
In a petition for review of the SEC's affirmance of the National Association of Securities Dealers' award of restitution against petitioner-securities...